Boston at New York Yankees 7:10
Red Sox over Yankees- Three weeks ago, the New York Yankees rolled into Boston as the best team in baseball, cruised to an easy win and became the first club with 50 wins this year. Boston has won four in a row. Since, the Yankees have fallen into a deep slump and have lost their lead in the American League East. New York was outscored 17-7 in the last two games of the series, and those contests started their current 4-13 slide. The Red Sox were a .500 team following the opener of the last series against the Yankees but are 12-4 since. Nestor Cortes (4-7, 3.51 ERA) will start the series opener for the Yankees. The left-hander is 4-3 with a 1.84 ERA in nine home starts this season, 0-4 with a 5.63 ERA in his nine road starts. Cortes has not faced the Red Sox this year. He is 2-0 with a 5.59 ERA in 10 career appearances (four starts) against them. Tanner Houck (7-6, 2.67 ERA) will get the ball for Boston on Friday. The right-hander is 0-1 with a 5.94 ERA in his past three outings after earning four consecutive wins. Houck, who is set for his first outing against the Yankees this year, is 3-2 with a 2.06 ERA in 12 career appearances (seven starts) vs. New York. Take BOSTON!